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garza nocturna sabacú - yellow crowned night heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Habitat:

Summerland Key, South Florida Peninsula

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6 Comments

EntreAguas
EntreAguas 11 years ago

a crab of some sort

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

Do you know what he has in his mouth?

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Lovely series Entre!

MelissaFerguson
MelissaFerguson 11 years ago

I have never been to the keys! This is an awesome looking bird! Nice photo's! Thanks for posting to Florida's Flora and Fauna mission!!

EntreAguas
EntreAguas 11 years ago

yup all the same bird. in a parking lot in the florida keys

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Are these all the same bird? The situation in the second photo looks dangerous!

EntreAguas
Spotted by
EntreAguas

Spotted on May 22, 2010
Submitted on May 18, 2012

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